Language Arts Homeschool Curriculum

Written and verbal communication skills are the foundations to developing vocabulary. That’s exactly why Ready to Teach founder and author
Dr. Alene Harris has been perfecting these two vocabulary-building programs for decades. She began developing these programs in her 16
years of secondary English teaching, refined them during her 10 years of preparing future English Language Arts Teachers while a Research Assistant
Professor of Education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody
College of Education, and then organized them into their current format with the encouragement of Dr. James Stobaugh, author of the acclaimed
For Such a Time as This college and SAT preparation materials,
and with input from homeschooling parents.

Greek and Latin Morphemes

Every language known to man was created using exactly the same thing – morphemes. You can think of them as the building blocks of language - because
they’re the smallest meaningful units of any language, including English. These are words or parts of words that can’t be any further divided,
things we often refer to as roots, prefixes, and suffixes. And many of our existing English words – and future ones, for certain – come from these
small units inherited from two ancient languages, Greek and Latin. In fact:

And since many big words in the English language are made up of these small word parts, once your child knows these morphemes, he or she can
analyze the meanings of unfamiliar English words with ease. Just like phonics, where knowing the sounds of letter combinations allows a reader to
sound out completely new words with little hesitation, knowing the meanings of these small word parts will give your child the power to unlock the
meanings of some rather complex vocabulary. Also, it is likely your child is unaware of morpheme knowledge he or she already possesses, and these
programs teach students to recognize and activate this prior knowledge as they master new vocabulary. And this process builds academic confidence.

Homeschool Grammar Curriculum

Studies show that students who possess larger vocabularies score higher on SAT and ACT tests. And, all the while, your son or daughter will be
transforming into a more effective writer and speaker – a valuable skill that will remain with them for the rest of his or her adult life.

Each set of vocabulary lessons is easy to use, understand, and review so that your child will gain – and actually enjoy learning – a knowledge of
how ancient Greek and Latin continue to influence modern English. On top of that, all the materials in both It’s NOT Greek to Me! and Latin and
Loving It! are “ready to teach” once you receive them in hand. This means that both courses of study – 12 Greek morpheme lessons and 18 Latin morpheme
lessons – can be implemented in your home school grammar curriculum immediately. Each can be completed within an academic year;
or with effort, both within a single year.

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Check out the vocabulary curriculum. Download the first lesson for "It’s NOT Greek to Me!
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